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Michaud Brothers

Early
Settlers in the Terrace area. ca 1904
Not only famous for Strawberry culture here,
as well as prospecting and mine operators,
Frank and Albert Michaud were famous in their
birth country, in the USA.

They took out the first claim on the "Jewel
Cave", in SD, USA
now a US National Monument in the Black Hills.
Filed the "Jewel Tunnel Lode" claim in Custer SD, Oct 31, 1900
Sold their claim to the Parks Service ca 1908 for about $750.00

per one of Frank Michaud's Granddaughters,
they didn't sell the cave, it was taken from them by the US
Government.
The US govt. took it from Frank's widow, after Frank's death.
President Theodore Roosevelt declared it a National Monument in 1908(sounds like a long and interesting story on that one.)

Edward & Alfred
left the US together
and arrived in the now Terrace Area circa 1904.

Edward shows in 1911 census in Lakelse
Valley
shown as a farmer, immigrating in 1904, naturalized in 1908

daughter- Annie Laurie "Anna" Michaud
b- Mar 7, 1866,
Arapaho County, Colorado Territory, on the Platte River,
where Brighton, Co, Colorado is now located.
(Denver in
2nd marriage cert)
d- Oct 22, 1935, in Vancouver BC, age 69
married first time (to Wilson, see below)
married 2nd time
to a Richard Firestone,
b- Apr 1866, in Indiana
d- aft 1900
They had a daughter-
Edna Firestone
Edna did take the name of her step father, Firestone.b- July 1883 in Colorado
all living in Flathead, Libby, Montana in 1900
Anna married 2nd time, (3rd, see below) shown as a widow
Thomas John Kirkpatrick, Dec 1, 1914, at Crescent Ranch, Lakelse
Lake BC
He was a Carpenter, age 43 when he married
b- Wellington Co. ON
son of William Kirkpatrick and Mary Shields

here is corrected info from Frank's
granddaughter- re: Annie
About Annie. She was ,of course, Felix and Jane's daughter. We
know of her 1 st marriage , when she was very young. She ended up
marrying two times more after the first one( named Wilson) the
father of Edna Elizabeth, the second was Firestone ---not sure where
they were married & we need this information. We know she
married Fitzpatrick in Terrace, her third marriage.

son- Francis "Frank" William Michaudsome sources show Wesley, this is wrong.b- Aug 9, 1868,
in
Arapaho County, Colorado Territory, on the Platte River,
where Brighton, Co, Colorado is now located.
d- Feb 16, 1927 at his brother
Alfred's farm in Lakelse Valley, at Terrace BC, age 57
Frank's funeral was held in the Lakelse Valley School House
service by W. A. Robinson
buried in Kallum CemeteryHis home was Custer, SD---not Prerigate, (as listed in his
obituary.)brothers and sister lived in Terrace when he died.
Married Mammie "Mamie" Michaud, nee Riley, Feb 12, 1905 in
SD, USA
b- Iowa
3 sons and 2 daughters all born in SD

more info from one of Frank's Grandaughters-
I also need to clarify that he was not a farmer at Terrace
---he went there as a very sick brother and lived only a short time
---thus being buried there, as are Edward, Alfred & Annie---not
Albert.

Alfred shows in 1911 census in Lakelse
Valley
shown as a farmer, immigrating in 1904, naturalized in 1908

son- Albert Lerock "Bert" Michaud
b- Feb 1873, Ft. Collins, Larimer Co, Colorado
(b- Fort Colburn Colorado in one source?)
d- Friday Nov 17, 1933 in Terrace BC, age 60 (59?)
he came to BC in 1911Nov 29, 1933 they were still searching the Copper river for his body
He fell off of a raft he was using to cross the river in high water.
He was trying to resupply his trap line cabins for the winter
with a friend, Bill Elders, who survived.
Fred Michaud and Joe Felber, searched for his body.
He came to the district in 1911 from Custer, SD.
He followed his brothers, who came in before that time.
Bert was shown to be a keen prospector and trapper.

Nov 1923
Fred and Bert left Lakelse area, trapping.
Their trap line was on the North fork of the Copper river
They had recently brought in samples of gold ore
from their St. Paul Group of Mineral Claims
on Thornhill Mountain
It came from a 18" to 2ft in width, ledge
and assays on sample give $502 or 25.20 oz/ton

July 1925
Fred Michaud with G. A. Clothier,
resident mining Engineer,
left on July 2nd to check out the
"St. Paul" Group Claim on Thornhill Mountain

Oct 1926
Michaud brothers were developing a nursery 3 miles south of Terrace
They had small fruits, Ornamental trees, and Shrubs,
and rose bushes.
the Skeena Wonder Strawberry was the big hit.
Hardy plant and heavy producer,
great flavour, colour and size.
It was a little later producer.

Jan 1927
They developed and introduced the "Banana
Spud"
It was a white spud in the shape of a banana
they were gaining prominence in Nursery circles.
they had already introduced
the "Skeena Wonder
Strawberry" before this.

1928
Michaud Brothers owned the Climax and St. Paul Mining Claims
Climax was a Molybdenum mine.

May
1928
H. F. S. Woolverton representing the
General Exploration Co. of Vancouver,
had taken an option on the
Michaud Bros. properties on Thornhill Mountain.
the property had gold, silver, tungsten, and copper.

Supposedly there is
some of these strawberries
in the Heritage Park Museum Heritage garden.

wished I could buy at this price today!

Skeena Wonder Strawberry ad ca 1921

The brothers are all buried at the
Kitsumgallum Cemetery
off of Kalum Lake Dr (the Nishga Highway now)
at the edge of the bench.

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